Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Akimoto

Hiroshi Akimoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9608359
    Abstract: A waterproof connector is configured in such a manner that the waterproof properties between a housing and electrically conductive members, such as a shell and contacts, are improved. This waterproof connector includes a housing having an insulating resin and at least one electrically conductive member formed integrally with the housing. The electrically conductive member has a connection section which is exposed from the housing and connected to a mating connector, a mounting section which is exposed from the housing and mounted to a circuit board, and a holding section which connects the connection section and the mounting section, and which is embedded in the housing. A waterproof shaped section for blocking the entry of water along the interfaces between the holding section and the housing is formed on the surface of the holding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsumi Arai, Masayuki Nishikata, Masakazu Kobayashi, Fumiki Yamada, Hiroshi Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20170062975
    Abstract: A magnetic connector has a connector body including a magnet, a plurality of connection terminals that are arranged and fixed on the connector body so as to correspond to a plurality of contact patterns of a connection object, and a plurality of attracted members that are formed of magnetic substance, are arranged and fixed on a support member having a sheet-like shape and flexibility so as to correspond to the plurality of contact patterns of the connection object and are, via the connection object on which the plurality of contact patterns are arranged to face the plurality of connection terminals, attracted toward the connector body due to magnetic force whereby the plurality of contact patterns are pressed against the plurality of connection terminals and thereby connected to the plurality of connection terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Keisuke NAKAMURA, Hiroshi AKIMOTO, Seiya TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160349596
    Abstract: An actuator for camera which drives a lens unit of a camera includes an outer frame, an inner frame which houses and holds the lens unit and is positioned inside the outer frame, a plurality of first supporting members which are provided between the outer frame and the inner frame and support the inner frame with respect to the outer frame so that the inner frame is displaceable in an optical axis direction of the lens unit, a first driving coil which is attached on an outer circumferential surface of the inner frame and drives the inner frame in the optical axis direction, and permanent magnets which are attached to the outer frame in a manner to be opposed to the first driving coil. The first supporting members are made of elastomer and have a shape of which a center line is a straight line which connects mutually opposed portions of the outer frame and the inner frame. An actuator for camera which is superior in productivity, reliability, and durability can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro YAMAJI, Akihiro MATSUNAGA, Hiroshi AKIMOTO, Kazuaki IBARAKI, Fuminobu ONO, Jun SHINDOU
  • Publication number: 20160315031
    Abstract: A lead bonding structure includes: a plurality of leads extending outward from a package; and a plurality of electrode pads formed on a circuit board. The plurality of leads are soldered to the electrode pads, respectively. Each of the leads includes a lower wide portion having a width dimension greater than a width dimension of each of the electrode pads. The lower wide portion of each of the leads is soldered to the corresponding electrode pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi AKIMOTO, Takushi YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 9444178
    Abstract: A waterproof connector, provided with: a housing (11); at least one contact (12) fixed to the housing (11), each contact (12) having a contacting part (12a) which is formed at one end and which comes into contact with the contact of the counterpart connector, a substrate attachment part (12d) formed at the other end and attached to the substrate, a housing fixing part (12b) formed between the contacting part (12a) and the substrate attachment part (12d), and an elastic member attachment part (12c) formed between the housing fixing part (12b) and the substrate attachment part (12d); and a waterproofing elastic member (13) attached to the elastic member attachment part (12c) of the contact (12). The housing (11) has at least one through-hole (16) into which the contact (12) is inserted, and a concave elastic member containing part (15) communicating with the through-hole (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsumi Arai, Hiroshi Akimoto, Masayuki Nishikata
  • Patent number: 9252551
    Abstract: A connector comprises a base insulator, a plurality of elongated plate shaped contacts arranged on the base insulator, and a cover insulator arranged to hold the contacts in cooperation with the base insulator and welded to the base insulator, the base insulator is provided with a pair of openings arranged to face each other across each of holders and to intersect with the direction in which the holders are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Takushi Yoshida, Yuko Motojima, Hiroshi Akimoto, Takahiro Yamaji, Fumio Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 9196972
    Abstract: A crimp terminal includes a crimp barrel to be crimped around a conductive core of a cable. The crimp barrel includes an inner surface which is formed with a plurality of cavities independent of one another. Each of the cavities has a predetermined shape in a plane perpendicular to a depth direction of the cavity. The predetermined shape contains a plurality of straight-line segments. Every one of the straight-line segments of the predetermined shape is not parallel with remaining ones of the straight-line segments of the predetermined shape. The straight-line segments of the predetermined shape includes at least one pair of the straight-line segments, which are closest to each other among the straight-line segments of the predetermined shape and are arranged to make an interior angle less than 90 degrees or, if not intersecting each other, are arranged on two straight lines, respectively, wherein the two straight lines make an interior angle less than 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuhisa Todo, Takaichi Teramoto, Hiroki Yokohama, Kazuomi Sato, Hiroshi Akimoto, Kiyohito Koide, Takashi Ookawa, Akira Ohno
  • Publication number: 20150333435
    Abstract: A waterproof connector is configured in such a manner that the waterproof properties between a housing and electrically conductive members, such as a shell and contacts, are improved. This waterproof connector includes a housing having an insulating resin and at least one electrically conductive member formed integrally with the housing. The electrically conductive member has a connection section which is exposed from the housing and connected to a mating connector, a mounting section which is exposed from the housing and mounted to a circuit board, and a holding section which connects the connection section and the mounting section, and which is embedded in the housing. A waterproof shaped section for blocking the entry of water along the interfaces between the holding section and the housing is formed on the surface of the holding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Katsumi ARAI, Masayuki NISHIKATA, Masakazu KOBAYASHI, Fumiki YAMADA, Hiroshi AKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150255918
    Abstract: A magnetic connector has a connector body including a magnet, a plurality of connection terminals that are arranged and fixed on the connector body so as to correspond to a plurality of contact patterns of a connection object, and a plurality of attracted members that are formed of magnetic substance, are arranged and fixed on a support member having a sheet-like shape and flexibility so as to correspond to the plurality of contact patterns of the connection object and are, via the connection object on which the plurality of contact patterns are arranged to face the plurality of connection terminals, attracted toward the connector body due to magnetic force whereby the plurality of contact patterns are pressed against the plurality of connection terminals and thereby connected to the plurality of connection terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Keisuke NAKAMURA, Hiroshi AKIMOTO, Seiya TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9099830
    Abstract: A connector comprises a base insulator, a plurality of elongated plate shaped contacts arranged on the base insulator, and a cover insulator arranged to hold the contacts in cooperation with the base insulator and welded to the base insulator, the base insulator is provided with a pair of openings arranged to face each other across each of holders and to intersect with the direction in which the holders are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Takushi Yoshida, Yuko Motojima, Hiroshi Akimoto, Takahiro Yamaji, Fumio Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 9095996
    Abstract: A plurality of contacts are arranged in a first direction along a side wall of a housing. The housing has a plurality of ribs projecting in a second direction from the side wall and interposed between the contacts, respectively. Each rib has a tapered portion adjacent to the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Masafumi Okada, Hiroshi Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20150180158
    Abstract: A waterproof connector, provided with: a housing (11); at least one contact (12) fixed to the housing (11), each contact (12) having a contacting part (12a) which is formed at one end and which comes into contact with the contact of the counterpart connector, a substrate attachment part (12d) formed at the other end and attached to the substrate, a housing fixing part (12b) formed between the contacting part (12a) and the substrate attachment part (12d), and an elastic member attachment part (12c) formed between the housing fixing part (12b) and the substrate attachment part (12d); and a waterproofing elastic member (13) attached to the elastic member attachment part (12c) of the contact (12). The housing (11) has at least one through-hole (16) into which the contact (12) is inserted, and a concave elastic member containing part (15) communicating with the through-hole (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Katsumi Arai, Hiroshi Akimoto, Masayuki Nishikata
  • Publication number: 20150155674
    Abstract: A connector comprises a base insulator, a plurality of elongated plate shaped contacts arranged on the base insulator, and a cover insulator arranged to hold the contacts in cooperation with the base insulator and welded to the base insulator, the base insulator is provided with a pair of openings arranged to face each other across each of holders and to intersect with the direction in which the holders are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takushi YOSHIDA, Yuko MOTOJIMA, Hiroshi AKIMOTO, Takahiro YAMAJI, Fumio ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20150147923
    Abstract: A crimp terminal includes a crimp barrel to be crimped around a conductive core of a cable. The crimp barrel includes an inner surface which is formed with a plurality of cavities independent of one another. Each of the cavities has a predetermined shape in a plane perpendicular to a depth direction of the cavity. The predetermined shape contains a plurality of straight-line segments. Every one of the straight-line segments of the predetermined shape is not parallel with remaining ones of the straight-line segments of the predetermined shape. The straight-line segments of the predetermined shape includes at least one pair of the straight-line segments, which are closest to each other among the straight-line segments of the predetermined shape and are arranged to make an interior angle less than 90 degrees or, if not intersecting each other, are arranged on two straight lines, respectively, wherein the two straight lines make an interior angle less than 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuhisa TODO, Takaichi TERAMOTO, Hiroki YOKOHAMA, Kazuomi SATO, Hiroshi AKIMOTO, Kiyohito KOIDE, Takashi OOKAWA, Akira OHNO
  • Patent number: 8759679
    Abstract: A laser welding structure that is formed by joining a stranded wire (wire) of a signal line and a welding portion (conductive metal plate) by locally applying a laser beam and thereby melting and solidifying the stranded wire of the signal line and the welding portion has the following features. That is, the melting point of the stranded wire of the signal line and the melting point of the welding portion are different. The laser welding structure is obtained by applying a laser beam to one of the stranded wire of the signal line and the welding portion that has a higher melting point, i.e., to the welding portion having a higher melting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takushi Yoshida, Tomoki Inudo, Hiroshi Akimoto
  • Patent number: 8727810
    Abstract: A connector which is capable of preventing spring characteristics of contacts from changing due to sucking up of solder. A plurality of contacts each include a contact portion in contact with an electrode of a card-type electronic component, a spring portion for pressing the contact portion against the electrode of the card-type electronic component, and a connection portion which is soldered to a pad on a printed substrate. The spring portion of each contact is formed with a low wettability area on an end thereof toward the connection portion, to which solder is less likely to adhere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Takushi Yoshida, Hiroshi Akimoto
  • Patent number: 8690613
    Abstract: A conductive terminal member is disposed at a portion between an insulating base film and an insulating cover film while insulating intermediate members are disposed at other portions therebetween. In this event, the intermediate members are formed in predetermined shapes and are located so as not to overlap the terminal member. The base film and the cover film are each melt-fixed to the intermediate members so that the terminal member is fixedly held between the base member and the cover film and with the terminal member 14 bent to penetrate windows 11b, 11c in the base and cover to form contact portions 14a, 14c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Takushi Yoshida, Hiroshi Akimoto
  • Patent number: D749523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuhisa Todo, Takaichi Teramoto, Hiroki Yokohama, Kazuomi Sato, Hiroshi Akimoto, Kiyohito Koide, Takashi Ookawa, Akira Ohno
  • Patent number: D749524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuhisa Todo, Takaichi Teramoto, Hiroki Yokohama, Kazuomi Sato, Hiroshi Akimoto, Kiyohito Koide, Takashi Ookawa, Akira Ohno
  • Patent number: D751510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuhisa Todo, Takaichi Teramoto, Hiroki Yokohama, Kazuomi Sato, Hiroshi Akimoto, Kiyohito Koide, Takashi Ookawa, Akira Ohno